Scores

Final

St. Francis (PA) 57

(6-23, 5-13 NEC)

Sacred Heart 72

(14-17, 8-10 NEC)

12:00 PM ET, February 25, 2012

William Pitt Center - West Gym, Fairfield, CT

1 2 T
SFPA 25 3257
SHU 28 4472

Top Performers

St. Francis (PA): A. Ervin 20 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Sacred Heart: S. Gibson 28 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk

Sacred Heart 72, St. Francis (Pa.) 57

Associated Press

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Shane Gibson scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half to lead Sacred Heart over St. Francis (Pa.) 72-57 on Saturday.

The Pioneers (14-17, 8-10 Northeast Conference) trailed 22-21 before ending the first half on a 7-5 run. Justin Swidowski's dunk with 22 seconds left sent Sacred Heart into halftime up 28-25.

After Saint Francis' Scott Eatherton made the first basket of the second half, 22 seconds in, the Pioneers pulled away.

Gibson scored eight points during Sacred Heart's 13-4 run to go up 41-31 with 16:32 to play.

The Pioneers shot 59.3 percent (16 of 27) in the second half after both teams struggled in the first, going just 2 of 12 from the field to open the game.

Stan Dulaire added 17 points for the Pioneers, who open the NEC Tournament against top-seeded LIU-Brooklyn Thursday.

Anthony Ervin scored 20 in the Terriers' (6-22, 5-12) season finale.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SFPA
SHU
Points 57 72
FG Made-Attempted 21-43 (.488) 27-55 (.491)
3P Made-Attempted 4-11 (.364) 6-14 (.429)
FT Made-Attempted 11-15 (.733) 12-13 (.923)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 17

Game Leaders

 
SFPA
SHU
PointsA. Ervin 20S. Gibson 28
ReboundsE. Brown 5S. Dulaire 6
AssistsE. Brown 3L. Montes 3
StealsS. Eatherton 2S. Dulaire 2
BlocksS. Eatherton 3N. Greenbacker 2
Team Stats: St. Francis (PA) | Sacred Heart

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 12, 2012 SHU 71, @SFPA 68Recap
» Feb 25, 2012 @SHU 72, SFPA 57Recap

Next 5 Games

SFPA
SHU
11/09 @PSU 7:00pm
11/13 @NIAG 7:00pm
11/16 @YSU 7:05pm
11/21 COLG 5:00pm
11/24 @ND 1:00pm
 03/01 @LIU 7:00pm
11/10 @YALE 5:30pm
11/12 @RUTG 7:30pm
11/16 @HART 7:00pm
11/18 @STON 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: St. Francis (PA) | Sacred Heart

Northeast Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Wagner15-325-6
LIU Brooklyn16-225-8
Robert Morris13-524-10
Quinnipiac10-818-13
St. Francis (NY)12-615-15
Central Connecticut State10-813-16
Sacred Heart8-1014-18
Monmouth10-812-20
Mount St. Mary's6-128-21
St. Francis (PA)5-136-23
Fairleigh Dickinson2-163-26
Bryant University1-172-28
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